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  • June 2008

    • Germans Get Engineers Started Young

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 17, 08 12:49 PM CDT

      Germans Get Engineers Started Young

      With a personnel shortfall that's serious and getting worse, Germany wants to get its next generation of engineers started as soon as possible, the Financial Times reports. Hundreds of companies are sending materials and experts to kindergartens to try interest youngsters in technology and science. They hope getting the tots interested early will preserve Germany's reputation as a land of engineering. More »

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      Germany  • education  • engineering  • preschool  • Siemens  • engineers  • kindergarten

    • Focus, Not IQ, Might be Best School Skill

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jun 5, 08 3:43 PM CDT

      Focus, Not IQ, Might be Best School Skill

      EF is the new IQ, and if educators accept that new acronym mantra, more preschoolers will be playing games, Newsweek reports. Executive function—the ability to repress distracting thoughts and focus on a task—could be a better indicator of scholarly success than intelligence alone; psychologist Adele Diamond implemented an EF approach in New England preschools, and the results were striking. More »

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      psychology  • intelligence  • public schools  • preschool  • learning  • cognitive development

  • May 2008

    • Nickelodeon Show Draws Stoner Crowd

      newser  |  ABC News  |  May 8, 08 10:40 PM CDT

      Nickelodeon Show Draws Stoner Crowd

      A Nickelodeon series aimed at preschoolers has garnered an unusual following—hipster parents and twenty-something potheads. The variety-show format of “Yo Gabba Gabba!”—celebs and indie rockers guest between animated shorts—attracts a generation weaned on “The Muppet Show,” reports ABC News. Add bright colors, trippy characters, and ironically funny life lessons and you have a recipe for stoner entertainment. More »

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      television  • YouTube  • marijuana  • Nickelodeon  • preschool  • television watching

  • April 2008

    • Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 29, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk

      Enrolling your kids in a preschool, playgroup or daycare center could reduce their risk of getting leukemia by 30-40%, a study finds. Exposing children to other youngsters at a tender age toughens their immune systems, which researchers infer helps them stave off the cancer. More »

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      parenting  • health study  • leukemia  • preschool  • daycare

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  • August 2007

    • 'Fido,' 'Kitty' Fall Out of Favor

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Aug 23, 07 11:46 AM CDT

      'Fido,' 'Kitty' Fall Out of Favor

      Stumped about what to name the newest member of the family? The Tribune shares Veterinary Pet Insurance's list of its 450,000 clients' top dog and cat names.  Top dog names: Max Molly Buddy More »

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      list  • dog  • pets  • cat  • name  • preschool

  • May 2007

    • Preschool Kids Get Socked In the Mouth

      newser  |  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  May 1, 07 11:00 AM CDT

      Preschool Kids Get Socked In the Mouth

      Young children are developing more cavities in their baby teeth than kids were a decade ago, the CDC reported yesterday, a worrisome development that reverses a 40-year trend. Preschool children—"thousands and thousands of kids," in the words of one researcher—were the only age group in which the incidence of tooth decay increased. More »

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      health  • children  • obesity  • childhood obesity  • preschool  • teeth

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